Lake George, NY 12843 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Lake George, NY, ZIP 12843
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/30, about 245 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/16, about 169 frost-free days later.
Zone 4b (-25 to -20°F average annual minimum) comes from the USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map; the frost dates above are the 1991-2020 normal at the nearest reporting NOAA station for Lake George, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
Zone 4b around Lake George has about 7 weeks left before the first fall frost — that's the usual window to get a cold frame up if you want to keep harvesting past it.
How much risk comes with planting early here
04/30 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/18 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/13 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Lake George compares
About 169 days separate Lake George's last and first frost, putting it 29,508 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within NY, it ranks 818 of 1,951.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Lake George can differ from the 12843 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 4b and Lake George's frost date answer different questions.